NWS Pueblo, CO

WILLIS CREEK RAWS SITE, Colorado Experimental Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrice(PFM).

WILLIS CREEK RAWS-CUSTER CO
38.00N 105.05W ELEV. 9400 FT
902 PM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013

DATE           05/21/13      WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13            FRI
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

MIN/MAX                      36          63          37          60          39
TEMP                   39 37 38 55 60 63 60 43 40 39 37 54 58 59 58 44 41 40 39
DEWPT                  29 29 29 30 27 29 30 29 27 29 30 36 37 37 39 38 37 38 34
MAX/MIN RH                   75          28          76          44          92
RH                     67 72 70 38 28 27 32 57 59 67 75 50 45 44 49 79 85 92 82
WIND DIR                E  S  W  S  S  S SE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SW SW
WIND SPD                3  1  3  2  6  6  6  3  5  3  3  8  9 16 14 11  8 10 11
CLOUDS                 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR                     20          20          20          20          20
CWR 12HR                      5           5           5           5
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS IS IS             IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                              IS IS IS IS             IS IS IS IS
LAL                     1  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  3  3  3
HAINES                  3  3  3  3  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  3  3  2  3  4  4
10K WIND DIR            W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
10K WIND SPD            8 19 20 18 10 13 14 14 10 16 20 26 25 25 29
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3 10 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  3
T WIND DIR              S  W  W  W SW  S  W  E  E  S  S  S SE SW SW
T WIND SPD              4  5  9  9  9 12  9  3  5  9 11 10  8  5 11
SMOKE DISP             PR PR PR PR GD VG PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
CRTCL FWX POT           U  U  U  U  U  P  U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U


DATE           05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13  MON 05/27/13  TUE 05/28/13
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

MAX/MIN          69      44    70      45    69      44    68      44    67
TEMP          66 66 47   44 68 68 47   45 67 66 47   44 66 66 46   44 65 64
DEWPT         25 21 24   25 23 19 29   28 28 25 31   27 21 21 28   29 22 19
RH            21 18 40   47 18 15 49   51 23 21 53   51 18 18 49   55 19 17
PWIND DIR        SW       W    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW     S
WIND CHAR       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC FW   FW FW SC FW   FW SC SC
POP 12HR          5       5     5      10    10      10     5      10    10

BELOW IS A WEATHER ELEMENT KEY FOR THIS PRODUCT

DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
MIN/MAX RH OR MAX/MIN RH(%).........MAXIMUM/MINIMUM HUMDITY
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
     EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED; BK = BROKEN; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
     TYPE...
       RAIN...........RAIN
       RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
       TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
       DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
       SNOW...........SNOW
       SNOWSHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
       SLEET..........SLEET
       FRZG RAIN......FREEZING RAIN
       FRZG DRZL......FREEZING DRIZZLE
       K..............SMOKE
       F..............FOG
     COVERAGE...
       IS.............ISOLATED
       SC.............SCATTERED
       NM.............NUMEROUS
       O..............OCCASIONAL
       S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
       C..............CHANCE
       L..............LIKELY
       WD.............WIDESPREAD
       D..............DEFINITE
       AR.............AREAS
       PA.............PATCHY
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
10K WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).......10000 FOOT WIND DIRECTION
10K WIND SPD(MPH)...................10000 FOOT WIND SPEED
MIX HGT(THOUSANDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
     EXAMPLE: 6 = 6000 FEET; 12 = 12000 FEET; <1 = LESS THAN 1000 FOOT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
SMOKE DISP(CAT(KT-FT))...................SMOKE DISPERSION CATEGORY
     EXAMPLE: PR = POOR; FR = FAIR; GD = GOOD; VG = VERY GOOD; EX = EXCELLENT
CRTCL FWX POT........................CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL
     CRTCL FWX POT USES TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, WIND, WIND GUST, AND HAINES
     EXAMPLE: U = UNLIKELY; P = POSSIBLE; L = LIKELY; S = SEVERE

DAY 4 THROUGH 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
     EXAMPLE: <15 = LESS THAN 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH OR GREATER
AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS

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